Foreword
As we all know, in Kangxi's later years, he was politically corrupt, and it can be said that the entire officialdom was a sluggish phenomenon. After Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, the first thing was to solve the shortcomings left by the previous dynasty.
Therefore, reform is inevitable, and the most noteworthy of this is a policy created by Yongzheng"Fire consumption goes to the public".What does this mean? What does it do?
As we all know, in Kangxi's early years, he was still very strict in his political management, but after Kangxi grew older, he wanted to implement benevolent government, and when he got older, the means were not as strict as before.
So this gives the officialdom the opportunity to think wrongly, and they also use Kangxi's character to arbitrarily ** and misappropriate**, which has an adverse impact on the imperial court.
Most of Kangxi's behavior tolerates them, which leads to more and more rampant, so when Yongzheng succeeded to the throne,What was left to him was a deficit treasury, and money was always the most important thing in any dynasty.
One of the reforms of Yongzheng is to enrich the treasury, but this is not so easy, in this case, Yongzheng invented a method, that is"Fire consumption goes to the public".
To put it simply, when the local government collects grain taxes, it is inevitable that there will be losses, so they will collect more. But after Yongzheng issued this order, the surplus was returned to the state, which reduced the burden on the people to a certain extent.
This reform was first implemented in Shanxi, and soon it was already involved in the whole country. You may not know the importance of this policy, but in the last years of Kangxi, it can be said that there is no ** that does not levy fire consumption.
As the saying goes"No official, no greed".That's it, but Kangxi in his later years was powerless to change even if he knew him, and it was precisely because of Emperor Kangxi's connivance that the fire consumption collected at the most serious time was far more than the food and taxes that should be collected. This is a very difficult thing for the people.
The lives of the people were already very difficult, and it was even worse after the fire. Some of the ** pockets are gradually full, ** believe that it can be said that there is an endless stream, plus in the last years of Kangxi, sending troops to Jungger basically emptied the treasury.
Needless to say, the silver taels needed for the war were less than 1,000 taels in the treasury when Yongzheng succeeded to the throne. It may be that the ministers of the dynasty have more money in their hands than the state's money, and if this situation is not resolved, it will be a catastrophe for the entire Qing Dynasty.
After Yongzheng took the throne, he immediately began to work on this matter, in fact, he had already recognized the disadvantages of fire consumption when Yongzheng was still a prince. But at that time, he was not capable of changing at all.
I believe that everyone is also aware of the difficulties of reformIt can be said that even an emperor with thunderous means like Yongzheng encountered a lot of resistance when he reformed. You can think about it, Yongzheng's move did not move the interests of a few people, but it moved the interests of half of the court.
So the resistance is also unimaginable, and later some people even said that it was violated"Confucianism".But Yongzheng did not back down, not a single step. Under the insistence of Emperor Yongzheng, the policy was still implemented, and of course the benefits brought were huge.
After all, for Yongzheng at that time, the first important thing was to enrich the treasury, and he had no way to wait any longer. The replacement period of imperial power is the weakest time of a dynasty, and of course the fierce Zhungeer will not let go of this opportunity, and the current Qing Dynasty simply does not have the capital to wage war again, but war is inevitable.
As an emperor, Yongzheng of course had to prepare in advance, even if everyone stopped Yongzheng's behavior, but he still carried it out.
When Yongzheng had just succeeded to the throne, it was very common to embezzle the country's money and grain, and the local deficit was so that Yongzheng couldn't bear to look at it directly. So in addition to dealing with a *** after dealing with it, Yongzheng is also using his own methods to fill these shortfalls.
Therefore, for the use of the government after returning to the public, it is also the most important thing to use for the local deficit, after all, according to the character of the ** people at that time, if they let them pay it back by themselves, the oppression of the people will definitely be more serious, and it can only be done by the imperial court.
On the one hand, it can reduce the burden of the people, and on the other hand, it can make them do their best for the court and Yongzheng. The second point is for the locality, although it will still be distributed to the local area in the end, but it is completely different from before, before it was occupied by the ** themselves, and now it is used for public use and is recorded.
To a certain extent, it has helped the construction of the local area, after all, it is the change of political power that has just begun, and it is understandable that everything will be rejuvenated. Coupled with Yongzheng's large-scale reforms, there are more places to use money.
For this last point, it is used for the local **. It can be said that although Yongzheng is a strict government, he is also well-intentioned in dealing with his subordinates. "Fire consumption goes to the public".moved everyone's interests, so after that, Yongzheng made up for it from other aspects, just to change the ** corruption in officialdom.
Yongzheng's intentions are good, but not many people know about it. However, it cannot be denied that it is indeed useful for some Qing officials. not only improves the title of the title, but also makes them more loyal, which is also a means for Yongzheng to buy people's hearts.
But for those **, no matter what kind of measures Yongzheng makes, it is useless, and it is impossible for them to appreciate Yongzheng's good intentions.
Of course, the people also benefited, and after Yongzheng implemented this policy, they squeezed the people a lot less. After the treasury gradually became richer, Yongzheng ordered a reduction in taxes for the people. In fact, it seems that it was indeed a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people at the beginning.
Yongzheng has to say that he is an emperor who has his own ideas and dares to practice, and the first thing he did after he ascended the throne was reform, and this courage is also praised.
Yongzheng, who has just succeeded to the throne, has an unstable foundationSeveral princes of the first emperor have not solved it, it can be said that Yongzheng's throne is crumbling, but even in this situation, he still insists on reform.
Strict means have always been a word after Yongzheng, but it is precisely because of his quick knife to cut through the mess that there will be a peaceful and prosperous era later, if it is as merciful as Kangxi in his later years, the Qing Dynasty will be defeated by ** corruption sooner or later.
For the local deficit of money and food, Yongzheng also does not give a chance at all, and will pay it back within three years, if it is not finished in three years, he will just wait to go home. But there are still many people who have a fluke mentality in their hearts and don't know"Once a son of heaven and a courtier".Yongzheng will not leave them with illusions, the derogatory derogation of the derogatory, and the dismissal of the dismissed official.
Only a few years have passed, and the local government has replenished the shortfall of money and food, but of course this is not enough. It can be said that one of the most noteworthy items during the reign of Yongzheng is"Spread into acres". It can be said that it was this policy that directly multiplied the subjects of the Qing Dynasty several times.
To this day, I have to admit that under the situation of the national treasury deficit at that time, Yongzheng's policy was indeed the most suitable for the society. Although Kangqian Shengshi did not comment much on Yongzheng, it was precisely because of him in the middle that he stayed in the middle of the prosperous era that was praised by later generations.
has courage and courage, although the evaluation of Yongzheng in history is mixed, his achievements cannot be ignored.